I have firbro as well as advanced arthritis. Yep, guilty of being low on vit D too. When my dr checked my D levels early this, year I was so low I had to take 50,000 iu twice a week for 6 weeks. Now I have to still take 2,000 iu a day.

I won't take the fibro drugs because they are way to new. I don't want on something they will be recalling in a few years telling me I now have horrible things done to my body by it. They wouldn't do anything for my arthritis pain anyway.

I take a prescrip pain pill at night and just a couple of Tylenol during the day. I was on high doses of Ibrophen for years. Now I'm starting to have kidney trouble from that so can't take it any more. Have to watch the Tylenol too because it can damage the liver. Some days I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle while standing in a pool of quicksand.

I used to love hot baths but now my knees are so bad I can't down into the bath tub so it's showers only. The hot water on my fibro areas does feel wonderful though.

Now my arthritis is getting into my upper arms. The pain from that is meeting the fibro pain. But I am determined to keep going. I do need to rest a lot though.